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Monastery or convent · Lescheroux · Ain

Chartreuse de Montmerle

Chartreuse de Montmerle is a carthusian monastery located. Its home town is Lescheroux. Within 15 km there are 16 more places to visit, starting with Ferme-musée de la Forêt (8.2 km).

Where
In Lescheroux
inside the commune
How well known
Top 6%
#2,141 of 37,318 French places we list
Warmest months
May–Sep
highs of 21–27°C
In brief

Monastery or convent in Lescheroux

One of the best-known places to visit in France

#2,141 of the 37,318 museums, châteaux, gardens and other attractions we list in France, by how widely it is covered (4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles). About ↓

In Lescheroux

Chartreuse de Montmerle is in the commune of Lescheroux. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.

When to go

The weather, month by month

For warmth, aim for May to September (21–27°C highs in Lescheroux).

Jan6° / 0°78 mm
Feb8° / 0°63 mm
Mar13° / 3°63 mm
Apr17° / 5°77 mm
May21° / 10°97 mm
Jun25° / 13°76 mm
Jul27° / 15°75 mm
Aug27° / 14°80 mm
Sep22° / 11°79 mm
Oct17° / 8°103 mm
Nov10° / 4°107 mm
Dec7° / 1°86 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Lescheroux, and rain in a month. Météo-France 1991–2020 normals from the Romenay station, 12 km away. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Lescheroux’s full climate →
About

Chartreuse de Montmerle

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 4 languages.

Chartreuse de Montmerle on Wikipedia ↗

Type
Monastery or convent
Covered in
4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
Commune
Lescheroux, Ain
Facts: Wikidata (CC0), OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors) and the Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
The map

Where to find Chartreuse de Montmerle

Chartreuse de Montmerle sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Lescheroux. · commune boundary: IGN

Towns near it

The nearest towns to Chartreuse de Montmerle

With 7,102 people, Viriat is the largest of the 8. Each town here links to its own guide.

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  1. 1Lescheroux
  2. 2Montrevel-en-Bresse
  3. 3Attignat
  4. 4Bâgé-Dommartin
  5. 5Polliat
  6. 6Saint-Étienne-du-Bois
  7. 7Viriat
  8. 8Feillens
1 · It’s in this commune

Lescheroux

726 people

2 · 6.7 km south of it

Montrevel-en-Bresse

2,743 people

3 · 12 km south of it

Attignat

3,409 people

4 · 15 km southwest of it

Bâgé-Dommartin

4,050 people

Compare the 8 towns
TownWhere Chartreuse de Montmerle isPeople
LescherouxIt’s in this commune726
Montrevel-en-Bresse6.7 km south of it2,743
Attignat12 km south of it3,409
Bâgé-Dommartin15 km southwest of it4,050
Polliat16 km south of it2,741
Saint-Étienne-du-Bois18 km southeast of it2,584
Viriat18 km southeast of it7,102
Feillens19 km west of it3,411
Make a day of it

Pair Chartreuse de Montmerle with these

Also close at hand are 4 châteaux, 3 museums and a fort, among 16 within 15 km.

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Chartreuse de Montmerle in questions

Where is Chartreuse de Montmerle?

Chartreuse de Montmerle is in Lescheroux, in Ain (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

What is Chartreuse de Montmerle?

Carthusian monastery located in Ain, in France.

How well known is Chartreuse de Montmerle?

Chartreuse de Montmerle has 4 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #2,141 of the 37,318 French places we list.

When is the best time to visit Chartreuse de Montmerle?

May to September are the warmest months in Lescheroux, with afternoon highs of 21–27°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).

What else is there to see near Chartreuse de Montmerle?

Within 15 km: Ferme-musée de la Forêt (8.2 km), Château de Loriol (14 km), Musée océanien et de Saint-Pierre-Chanel (7.8 km) and Château de Mareste (9.7 km).

Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.